Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird, "Some Instructions on Writing and Life," is one of my all-time favorites. Focused on writing, the book contains more than a few life hacks as well. From the back cover:

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Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. He was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulders, and said, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."